US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky tomorrow at 18:00 Kyiv time, Fox News reports. At the same time, the Financial Times writes that Rubio declined to attend a meeting with European leaders on Ukraine in Munich, citing an extremely packed schedule.
Poland’s Sejm has passed legislation removing criminal liability for Polish citizens fighting on Ukraine’s side. Previously, participation in a foreign war was punishable by up to five years in prison. The new law applies both to current volunteers and to those who had already received court sentences.
Ukrainian forces defeated NATO troops during joint exercises in 2025 that involved drone warfare, The Wall Street Journal reports. In one scenario, a formation of several thousand troops, including a British brigade and an Estonian division, failed in an assault after Ukrainian forces destroyed their capabilities. The report says NATO has not yet fully integrated Ukraine’s battlefield experience i...
Ukraine is building an energy reserve by searching for, assessing and transporting entire Soviet era equipment blocks from old thermal power plants and combined heat and power plants in Eastern Europe, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said. The equipment is intended for restoration of energy facilities damaged by Russian strikes.
Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed that a strike in Rostov on Don on the night of Jan 13-14 destroyed three containers with FPV drones and components. According to preliminary data, about 6,000 FPV drones were destroyed and several other containers with UAVs were damaged. The target was a logistics warehouse in an industrial zone that handled container deliveries and regional distribution.
Five Ukrainian children aged 4 to 15 have been returned from occupied territories and Russia, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said. Among them are children deported from the Kherson orphanage and a boy whose mother died in Russia. Since the full scale invasion, 1,985 children have been freed.
Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces struck the Nebo-U radar station in occupied Crimea and hit several other Russian targets. In occupied Zaporizhzhia region, strikes targeted Russian concentrations and a UAV operators base. In occupied Donetsk region, a logistics depot and military equipment were hit.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the war in Ukraine will end only when Russia is exhausted at least economically, and preferably militarily. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he said Germany is ready to talk if there is meaning in dialogue, but from the American side it is clear that Russia is not yet willing to engage seriously.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Russia is deliberately striking civilian infrastructure and using a weapon of terror. Speaking in Munich, he called intentional attacks on civilian facilities a war crime, saying when stations are destroyed there is no electricity, heating or water. #Ukraine
Vladimir Medinsky will again head Russia’s delegation at talks with the US and Ukraine set for Feb 17-18 in Geneva, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Earlier, Ukrainian negotiators expressed dissatisfaction with Medinsky’s historical lectures and war analogies during negotiations.
The US, Ukraine and Russia may hold a new round of talks next week, possibly in Abu Dhabi or Miami, Politico reports. Washington hopes for progress toward ending the war. Territorial control over Donbas remains the key obstacle. Earlier, Ukrainian officials…
China will provide Ukraine with an additional package of humanitarian energy assistance, Ukraine’s foreign minister said after meeting China’s foreign minister. Meanwhile, China provides billions to Russia in equipment and components for the production of drones and missiles.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said China supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and remains its number one trading partner, with trade reaching $21 billion last year. He said Kyiv plans to expand cooperation and sees China playing…
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said China supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and remains its number one trading partner, with trade reaching $21 billion last year. He said Kyiv plans to expand cooperation and sees China playing a role in a just peace.